Saving Jenna by Christina Butrum

Author:Christina Butrum [Butrum, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-23T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Seeing a closed sign in the window of the diner made Ian’s stomach turn. He knew something wasn’t right. There wasn’t a day this diner would be closed unless an emergency came up and caused the owner to not show up. A part of him wondered if it had anything to do with Jenna. The thought of something happening to her wracked his nerves and caused panic. He had no idea where she lived, and no clue where Cat lived either.

Todd sat in the passenger seat, glancing over at Ian while Ian paced through his thoughts and worry. “What are you thinkin’, boy?”

“Something isn’t right,” he said, pointing to the diner’s closed sign. “This place never closes, does it?”

“Once in a blue moon,” Todd said in a grunt, confused as to where Ian’s worry was coming from. “What’s that got to do with anything?”

“Something came up, and I want to make sure it doesn’t involve Jenna.” His gut instinct was hardly ever wrong. When it was, it was over something minor, nothing like this where life and death was concerned. “Not knowing if she’s okay is going to drive me crazy.”

“Then let’s go find out what’s going on,” Todd said, waving a hand out the window, swishing his smoke from the cab of Ian’s truck.

“Where do you suppose we start? I don’t trust myself going straight to Jenna’s.” The shit-eating grin on his face covered up the true emotion he felt. The constant nagging of his conscience. He knew Jenna needed him. Something deep down wouldn’t let the thought rest.

“Let’s head to Cat’s,” Todd said, flicking the butt of his cigarette out the window. “You’re going to want to take a left at the end of the block and head north about three blocks.”

Ian followed the old man’s directions. G2 leaned his body against Ian, a sign he knew of Ian’s unease.

“It’s all right, boy,” he said, scratching the dog behind his ears.

G2 offered a nudge of his nose in return.

“Right up here on the left is her place,” Todd said, his gruff voice slightly muffled by the rumble of the engine. “Pull in right behind her beetle.”

The woman had quite the personality at the diner, but to see it shine brightly outside of the diner was something Ian couldn’t help smirk at. Her bright yellow beetle sat parked close to the garage door, an inch from touching.

Shifting the truck into park, he killed the engine and couldn’t calm the nerves wracking inside of him. The thought of something bad happening had been on his mind a lot lately, and he would kill a man if Jenna…

“You coming?” Todd called out to him, standing on the porch ready to knock. Standing in front of his truck, Ian cleared his mind of the negative and climbed the porch steps.

Todd gave a couple of subtle knocks on the oak door and stepped back. Catching a glimpse, Ian realized the old man might actually be sober. The usual glassy look in his eyes was gone.

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